Zebra Finch #2
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This Zebra Finch carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Male and female Zebra finches are very similar in size, but easily distinguished from one another as the males usually have bright-orange cheek feathers and a red beak, as opposed to the orange beak of the female. The beak is sometimes the only way to tell the gender of a Zebra Finch, as sometimes the orange cheek coloring is faded or nonexistent. Zebra Finches are loud and boisterous singers. The call is a loud beep, sounding something like a toy trumpet or the buttons on a phone being pushed. The song is a few small beeps, leading up to a rhythmic song of varying complexity. Each bird's song is different. Male Zebra Finches begin to sing at puberty while females lack a singing ability. Their song begins as a few dis-jointed sounds, but as they experiment and match what they sing to the memory of the father's song, it rapidly matures into a full-fledged song. During these formative times, they will incorporate sounds from their surroundings into their song, also using the songs of other nearby males for inspiration. Male finches use their song, in part, as a mating call. The mating act is usually accompanied by a high pitched whining sound. They will also exhibit a hissing sound when they are protecting their territory.
Reference
Zebra Finch, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zebra_Finch&oldid=181313625
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